Cambridge-based Stratospheric Platforms wants to cover most of the UK with 5G access and using unmanned high-flying drones to achieve coverage. It is also seeking fresh financing of £130 million (€147.3m) to build the drone fleet. Stratospheric, backed by Deutsche Telekom, has already raised £70 million. The company says that just one of its drones […]
Ateme, a specialist in video compression and delivery solutions, has announced that its complete live video encoding and delivery suite, including its TITAN transcoders and NEA packaging, and CDN solutions, are now validated cloud-native network functions (CNFs) on Red Hat OpenShift. As a result, Ateme’s complete OTT low-latency live video encoding and content delivery suite […]
Consumers are keen to use digital self-service channels when interacting with their communications service provider but are being held back by a ‘broken’ digital customer journey that often requires them to switch to a human agent, according to research from communications and media software and services provider Amdocs. Refocus, a survey of nearly 10,000 consumers […]
Telefónica, Ericsson and Qualcomm, during Mobile World Congress in Spain, will launch what they say is the first commercial mobile 5G millimetre (mmWave) network. This technology milestone will allow compatible user devices partners to access the Ericsson-powered Telefónica 5G mmWave network during the event. Qualcomm Technologies, during MWC, will showcase the range of global 5G […]
The consolidation of the European telecom companies has been a topic of discussion for many years, and while there are potential benefits to such consolidation, there are also several significant challenges that must be overcome, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. “Investors, carrier management, and the EU have identified Europe’s relative weakness when competing […]
Super Bowl LVII on February 12th brought in an average 113 million TV viewers, according to Nielsen. But consumers weren’t merely tuning in, they were also turning to their mobile devices to make the most of Super Bowl Sunday – from ordering food to placing bets and even shopping. Mobile marketing analytics platform Adjust analysed […]
Liberty Global has acquired 1.335 billion shares in Vodafone Group PLC, representing 4.92 per cent of the outstanding share capital (excluding treasury shares). The transaction was principally funded through an attractive non-recourse financing, requiring equity funding from Liberty Global of approximately £225 million (€254m). “We believe, like many others, that Vodafone’s current share price does […]
Mega Movie Week has returned in Germany with a huge selection of top titles to download and keep at reduced prices for one week only. The campaign will drive digital growth by targeting those new to digital transaction, encouraging them to begin to build their collections, as well as encouraging current customers to increase their […]
Kyndryl, the IT infrastructure services provider, and Nokia, the networking technology specialist, have announced a three-year extension and expansion of their global network and edge computing partnership, with a focus on developing and delivering LTE and 5G private wireless services and Industry 4.0 solutions. Kyndryl and Nokia established their global network and edge computing alliance […]
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone are to form a joint venture for the implementation of a privacy-by-design digital marketing technology platform in Europe that they say could benefit consumers, advertisers and publishers alike. The creation of this new entity has been approved by the European Commission, pursuant to the European Union Merger Regulation. The […]